San Diego quarterback Brad Sorensen looks to throw a pass against San Francisco during the second half on Thursday in San Diego.

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He rewrote the record books for quarterbacks in three years at Southern Utah. Now Brad Sorensen will get his shot to continue playing the game in the National Football League.

Sorensen, a seventh-round draft choice of the San Diego Chargers, survived the NFL's final cut to the 53-man roster and will be part of the team as the third quarterback behind Phillip Rivers and Charlie Whitehurst.

In the preseason schedule that ended Thursday, Sorensen saw playing time in all four games for the Chargers and threw for 272 yards with two touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions, but both came in the ...